2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:
Goodbye kisses by Peter Gray
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Lyrics
Faith ain’t faithful, don’t y’ know
gave up sweet lovin’ long ago
she’s hot n cold, she’ll ebb n flow
like Friday nights… she’ll come n go
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
She’s all the wrong leaves on your tracks
straw breakin’ all your camel’s backs
she’ll light your candle, don’t relax
she’ll run n burn… she’s liquid wax
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
Faith’s dress got torn, she grew up cheap
cos lust’s a thorn whose wounds run deep
now makin’ vows she ‘ll never keep
she’s takin’ strange beds… not for sleep
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi,
too broke to love, too hurt to try,
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
Faith cried n caused a thousand tears
her laughs n smiles all false veneers
she reels folk in then disappears
steals good hearts…. for souvenirs.
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
Faith’s crushed inside by lies folk spun
can’t face the truth she has to run
she’s such a mess, a loaded gun
like her red dress…. she come’s undone
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
too broke to love, too hurt to try
Faith’s favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye (repeat & fade to end)
gave up sweet lovin’ long ago
she’s hot n cold, she’ll ebb n flow
like Friday nights… she’ll come n go
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
She’s all the wrong leaves on your tracks
straw breakin’ all your camel’s backs
she’ll light your candle, don’t relax
she’ll run n burn… she’s liquid wax
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
Faith’s dress got torn, she grew up cheap
cos lust’s a thorn whose wounds run deep
now makin’ vows she ‘ll never keep
she’s takin’ strange beds… not for sleep
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi,
too broke to love, too hurt to try,
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
Faith cried n caused a thousand tears
her laughs n smiles all false veneers
she reels folk in then disappears
steals good hearts…. for souvenirs.
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
Faith’s crushed inside by lies folk spun
can’t face the truth she has to run
she’s such a mess, a loaded gun
like her red dress…. she come’s undone
Betrayed too young, too proud to cry
sweet solitude’s her alibi
too broke to love, too hurt to try
her favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye
too broke to love, too hurt to try
Faith’s favourite kiss…. a curt good-bye (repeat & fade to end)
Author
Bio
Just a 56 yrs old riding with life’s knocks & trying to be a role model for my children.
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Lyrics Competition Results
Emotional Impact:
13/ 20
Technical Skill:
13/ 20
Memorability:
12/ 20
Storytelling:
14/ 20
Imagery:
15/ 20
Total Score:
67/ 100
Commended
Comments:
I enjoyed the imagery of the song and the clever turns of phrase you used.
Maybe try writing a verse or bridge that takes us somewhere else in the story, explains why the character is like this or what they do in the future.
Maybe try writing a verse or bridge that takes us somewhere else in the story, explains why the character is like this or what they do in the future.
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